Nicolás Maduro Takes Control, and Louise Erdrich on the Future

Jon Lee Anderson interviewed Nicholás Maduro, the President of Venezuela, who is on the verge of gaining dictatorial powers even as his country is collapsing. In Louise Erdrich’s new novel, Ojibwe characters in Minnesota confront a dark future that Erdrich says is inspired by “The Handmaid’s Tale.” We assess the political aftershocks of Alabama’s election of a Democratic senator. And the writer Cristina Henríquez visits the library.

Roy Moore, Al Franken, and Washington’s Response to Sexual Misconduct

What does Roy Moore’s defeat in the Alabama Senate race say about sexual misconduct in politics?

Thoughts While Attending the First Symphony in the Series My Wife Wanted to Buy

“Those balcony seats are probably pretty plush. If you’re about to be assassinated, you deserve to be comfortable.” A few random thoughts from the cheap seats.